A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY
BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO DURING
THE PERIOD. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE
OUTLOOK AREA AS THE STORM PASSES.
COLD AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT WITH SUBZERO
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SINGLE DIGITS
AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE EXITS THE REGION.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE PLAINS...BUT AMOUNTS
WILL BE VERY LOW IF ANY AT ALL.
COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES...SOME ALMOST 30 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MONDAY
BEFORE WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY UNDER A
BUILDING RIDGE.

Day-to-Day Outlook:

Friday:A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 39 by 11am, then falling to around 23 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north northwest 24 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Friday Night:A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday:Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -4. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night:Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday:Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.